Big Brother & The Holding Company

Be A Brother

1970 · Blues Rock · Columbia

US · C 30222

Credits

Producer: Nick Gravenites
Arranged by: Peter Albin, Sam Andrew
Written by: Dave Getz, David Schallock, James Gurley, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, John Cipollina, Nick Gravenites
Engineer: David Brown

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